silent partner

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Much that is worth reading has been written about consciousness and its silent partner, the unconscious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Natalie Whelton, senior wealth adviser and wealth strategist at HB Wealth, said she works hard to help the more silent partner speak up in retirement planning.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

There is a silent partner in every screamer of course.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

The locally owned franchise, Anchored Tiny Homes, is owned by Goodwin; his wife, Natalie Wright; and a silent partner.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

About the same time he established a new Annual Register, and became a silent partner in the great printing establishment of the Ballantynes.

From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)